Chapter 1871 Continue the Pursuit

When the Japanese pirates were exposed, a neat and dense burst of firecrackers accompanied by sparks and smoke came as expected.

More than three hundred fire cannons were fired in a volley. Even though the Japanese pirates were spread out, fifty or sixty people still screamed and fell under this round of bright sparks.

Seeing the Zhejiang army skillfully replacing the spare musket barrel, the Japanese pirates were so frightened that they urinated and ran back without saying a word.

At this time, they no longer had the idea of ​​rushing up to eat the Zhejiang army, and they didn't even dare to think about it.

This round of fire cannons by the Zhejiang Army reduced their number by one-third. If the Zhejiang Army fired another round of fire cannons, they would not have many people left.

Of the three more prestigious Japanese pirates among them, two fell in this salvo of fire cannon fire.

The remaining Japanese pirate, who was more prestigious, was the first one to turn around and run back, still taking the position of Snake Skin.

In order to increase their survival rate, the Japanese pirates spread out even more when they ran back, spreading hundreds of meters wide. They all followed the example of the prestigious Japanese pirate, and they all used snakeskin walking instead of walking in a straight line.

Seeing the Japanese pirates fleeing back, Zhu Ping'an on the high slope ordered without hesitation, "Get on your horse, catch up with them, and chop them to death!"

The Zhejiang Army is not only a firearms unit, but also a cavalry unit.

When the infantry faced the cavalry, once the infantry fled back, the outcome was doomed. The advantages of cavalry are mobility and impact. High-speed charging cavalry is simply a nightmare for infantry, especially the fleeing infantry.

"Brothers, don't follow me. Let's all be happy for ourselves. Spread out and run for your lives. If you get together, you will die together."

When a prestigious Japanese pirate saw many Japanese pirates chasing him and escaping with him, he couldn't help but turn his head and shout anxiously.

But it didn't have much effect. Many Japanese pirates still chased him, thinking that following him would have a higher chance of survival.

"you."

The authoritative Japanese pirate was about to curse when he saw the Zhejiang army on the high slope getting on their horses and chasing them down. Hundreds of cavalry charged like an overwhelming mountain, with momentum like a rainbow and unstoppable. He still had the time to curse and quickly buried his head. Running wildly, it's not bad to have this idiot behind him to help him fend off the pursuers.

Seeing the Zhejiang cavalry chasing after them, the Japanese pirates all ran away, but how could the two-legged Japanese pirates outrun the four-legged mules and horses.

The Zhejiang army soon caught up with the fleeing Japanese pirates.

The Japanese pirates who were fleeing for their lives ran as hard as they could, not even daring to turn around to resist, or in other words, they were too late, so they were chopped down by the Zhejiang army like melons and vegetables.

It was not that there were no Japanese pirates who wanted to turn around and resist. There were also a few brave Japanese pirates who turned around and brandished their Japanese knives. They were like vicious dogs forced into a corner, baring their teeth ferociously, trying to save themselves from death.

However, in order to avoid the firecrackers, the Japanese pirates all scattered and fled. Except for a dozen or so Japanese pirates who followed the prestigious Japanese pirate, they all reported orders.

These resisting Japanese pirates were all lone vicious dogs. When he turned around, he faced not one Zhejiang Army cavalry, but two or three.

The Zhejiang army always chased a Japanese pirate who was running for his life in two or three groups.

No matter how brave the Japanese pirates were when they turned around to resist, they could only suffer in the face of two or three Zhejiang troops wearing armor and riding mules and horses.

A brave Japanese pirate jumped up and chopped off the head of the charging Zhejiang army's mules and horses with a knife. The Zhejiang soldiers on the mules were thrown away and slid seven or eight meters on their faces, but That's all. The Zhejiang soldiers got up from the ground in embarrassment. They were still good men. As for this brave Japanese pirate, before he had time to appreciate the embarrassment of the Zhejiang army, he was killed by two Zhejiang cavalrymen who rushed up later. Hacked to death.

There was also a brave Japanese pirate who jumped up, pulled the Zhejiang army off the mule horse, climbed on his horse, and tried to escape on the mule horse. However, as soon as he got on the mule horse in excitement, he was surrounded by four or five Zhejiang soldiers. Killed with a knife.

"Hahaha, Xiao Liuzi, you still need to practice your skills. You were pulled off your horse by the Japanese pirates. It's really embarrassing for our Zhejiang Army."

"That's right, they were all thrown into grandma's house."

The surrounding Zhejiang soldiers laughed loudly and made fun of the soldier who was dragged off his horse by the Japanese pirates.

"Ahem, I was careless just now. I will definitely not do it next time." Xiao Liuzi got up from the ground in disgrace, spat bitterly on the Japanese pirate's corpse, then got on his horse and continued to charge.

In order to wash away the shame just now and prove himself, Xiao Liuzi desperately clamped the horse's belly, rode the horse to catch up with a Japanese crown, swung his waist knife and chopped it down hard, a white light flashed, and the Japanese pirate who escaped was chopped to the ground. .

Xiao Liuzi reined in his horse and hooked his feet in the stirrups. He bent down and cut off the Japanese pirate's head, holding it with his hands and shaking it from side to side. He proudly showed off to the soldiers behind him, "Hahaha, Brother Big Bear, have you seen it?" , this is my real skill.”

"Don't get too proud too early. When this battle is over, let's compete to see who has made the greatest contribution."

Da Xiong and several other Zhejiang soldiers roared past, passed the proudly showing off Xiao Liuzi, and chased the fleeing Japanese pirates.

This is a microcosm of the entire battlefield. The overwhelming Zhejiang army chased and chopped down the fleeing Japanese pirates like melons and vegetables.

The prestigious Japanese pirate was closely watched by the Zhejiang Army because he was followed by more than a dozen Japanese pirates.

Fully six Zhejiang Army squads chased them.

"Bang bang bang"

Sixty Zhejiang sergeants first fired a round of fire mirror at them from a distance. Although the Zhejiang army immediately opened fire with great accuracy, because this group of Japanese pirates were relatively concentrated together, this round of fire mirror was also enough. Knocked down seven or eight Japanese pirates.

The other Japanese pirates were so frightened that they dared not get together again and fled in all directions.

Each and every one of them was very grateful to their parents to give them extra legs, and they competed to surpass the Japanese pirates around them, letting their good brothers act as their backers.

After firing off a round of firecrackers, the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army inserted the firecrackers into their waists, pulled out their sabers, and chased and slashed the fleeing Japanese pirates.

The prestigious Japanese pirate saw the 60 Zhejiang troops patting his horse and was about to catch up. He had no confidence in escaping with his life under the siege of the 60 Zhejiang troops. He looked around with a pair of thieves' eyes, gritted his teeth, and felt nervous. Suddenly, he dived into the burning woods and disappeared in the thick smoke in the blink of an eye.

Damn it, you ruthless person!

Not only were the chasing Zhejiang troops dumbfounded, but also the Japanese pirates who were fleeing with them were dumbfounded.

Two Japanese crowns looked at the burning forest, looked again, and immediately followed the Zhejiang army. They gritted their teeth and followed them in.

The other Japanese pirates were stunned for a moment. They did not dare to go into the woods. Going into the woods was no different from going into the crematorium. Instead of being burned to death, they would rather bet that they could outrun the Japanese friends around them. Maybe there were Japanese friends on their backs. They You can escape with your life.

So they continued to scatter in all directions to escape.

However, their thoughts were beautiful, but the reality was cruel. They were hacked to death by the Zhejiang army who caught up with them before they could run far.

Chase and escape.

This was the cavalry's favorite battle, and the battle was over in less than a quarter of an hour.

The Zhejiang troops who did not arrive in time from a distance also arrived one after another during the pursuit and battle.

"Sir, we captured a total of one hundred and twenty-three Japanese pirate heads. Except for three Japanese pirates who fled into the forest burning with fire, and two Japanese pirates who jumped into the river and died unknown, the rest were all beheaded by us. This time During the battle, only eight of our brothers were slightly injured, and three horses were hacked to death by the Japanese pirates during their counterattack."

Liu Mu counted the results and reported to Zhu Pingan.

"Very good, leave twenty people to take care of the injured brothers and clean up the battlefield. Except for the heads of the Japanese pirates, all the Japanese pirates' bodies are thrown into the fire and burned to avoid the plague. The rest of the people will follow me to continue chasing the fleeing Japanese pirates."

Zhu Ping'an nodded with satisfaction, arranged the aftermath, and then with a wave of his arms, under the protection of Liu Dadao and others, he led the rest of the Zhejiang Army soldiers along the river to continue chasing the Japanese crowns that had fled earlier.